Beverly Bizeki
A dark cloud engulfed Masvingo and threw The Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) and Roman Catholic Churches into mourning following the death of two heads from their special needs school yesterday (September 15).
M-Hugo Primary School Head Mr Clever Madzokere was involved in accident together with Ratidzo Zimcare School Head Sabelo Zivurawa who also died on the spot and Copota High School head Alfred Madamombe who came out alive but in critical condition.
RCZ Education Secretary Dr Julius Witmos Mutumburanzou told TellZim News that the trio was travelling to Harare to process school fees from the government’s Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) programme for their respective schools when the car crashed at FairFields near Mvuma.
He said Madamombe is currently in Intensive Care Unit in Harare where he was transferred to from Chivhu hospital where he was rushed after the accident.
“They were going to Harare to process BEAM funds for their schools and Mr Madzokere had informed me of the journey and he was the one driving. Unfortunately, nobody knows exactly what happened but we are told the driver lost control of the vehicle and swerved to the opposite lane. There was a ditch on the other side of the road and the car rolled several times,” said Dr Mutumburanzou.
An eye witness however saw the vehicle moving for a distance of about 40 meters with its left wheels on gravel.
Details of both funerals were yet to be communicated by the time of writing but Dr Mutumburanzou said Madzokere is likely to be buried Tomorrow (Saturday Sept 17) in Gutu with mourners expected to be gathered at his place in Rujeko suburb.
